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}} "Brave" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, taken from her fourth studio album, ''The Blessed Unrest'' (2013). The song was written by Bareilles and Jack Antonoff from the band fun., as the singer was inspired from the struggles that a close friend dealt with in regard to coming out. Bareilles requested Mark Endert to produce it with the explicit goal of radio airplay. "Brave" was released worldwide through digital download on April 23, 2013 as the lead single from the album, through Epic Records. "Brave" received positive reviews from music critics, with one writing that Bareilles channels singers like Fiona Apple and Florence Welch. Some critics also compared pop singer Katy Perry's single "Roar" to the song. "Brave" became Bareilles' third top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at #23, while reaching the top 3 in Australia (#3), her highest charting single in the country to date, and also reaching the top 10 in New Zealand (#4), #26 in South Korea, #58 in Canada and #88 in Japan. The song was covered by Lea Michele and Naya Rivera on the 97th episode of the musical series ''Glee'', which aired on February 25, 2014. It was featured in a commercial for the Nokia Lumia 1020 and has continued to be used in adverts for Lumia devices. The accompanying music video was directed by actress Rashida Jones, and features Bareilles singing intertwined with clips of people dancing in various public places such as a shopping mall, a gym, a library and a bus stop. The singer also performed "Brave" during several live appearances, including at ''The Today Show'' and at ''The Voice''. This song was also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. Despite its international success, in the United Kingdom "Brave" was released in March 2014, nearly a year after it was first exposed. ==Background and composition== "Brave" was written by Bareilles and Jack Antonoff from the band fun. in 2011. Antonoff described the song "as a real civil rights anthem at a time when there are no civil rights anthems and there's a giant need for civil rights anthems." Bareilles also discussed the song in many interviews, revealing that she thinks "there's so much honor and integrity and beauty in being able to be who you are, () it's important to be brave because by doing that you also give others permission to do the same." SiriusXM station The Pulse premiered the single on April 17, 2013. It was released for digital download as the lead single from Bareilles' fourth studio album, ''The Blessed Unrest'', on April 22, 2013 through Epic Records. "Brave" is a pop song written in the key of B♭ major and with a moderate tempo of 92 beats per minute.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sara Bareilles - Brave Sheet Music (Digital Download) )〕 During the "commanding chorus" as described by Jason Lipshutz of ''Billboard'', Bareilles encourages her friend to talk, singing, "Say what you wanna say, and let the words fall out, honestly I want to see you be brave." The singer revealed she was inspired to write the song from the struggles that a close friend dealt with in regard to coming out.〔 Bareilles requested Mark Endert to produce "Brave" with the explicit goal of radio airplay, saying, "I want my songs to be played on the radio. But I don't need a radio hit so bad that I'm willing to do anything for it." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brave (Sara Bareilles song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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